diff --git a/PCbuild/bdist_wininst.vcxproj b/PC/bdist_wininst/bdist_wininst.vcxproj
similarity index 80%
rename from PCbuild/bdist_wininst.vcxproj
rename to PC/bdist_wininst/bdist_wininst.vcxproj
index f7f9cd87915..2ab474e4396 100644
--- a/PCbuild/bdist_wininst.vcxproj
+++ b/PC/bdist_wininst/bdist_wininst.vcxproj
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <MakeVersionInfoBeforeTarget>ClCompile</MakeVersionInfoBeforeTarget>
     <SupportPGO>false</SupportPGO>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="python.props" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\PCBuild\python.props" />
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   </ImportGroup>
   <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets">
     <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
-    <Import Project="pyproject.props" />
+    <Import Project="..\..\PCBuild\pyproject.props" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <_ProjectFileVersion>10.0.30319.1</_ProjectFileVersion>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     </Midl>
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>MinSpace</Optimization>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(PySourcePath)PC\bdist_wininst;$(PySourcePath)Modules\zlib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(PySourcePath)Modules\zlib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
     <ResourceCompile>
@@ -79,23 +79,23 @@
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ClCompile Include="..\PC\bdist_wininst\extract.c" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\PC\bdist_wininst\install.c" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\Modules\zlib\adler32.c" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\Modules\zlib\crc32.c" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\Modules\zlib\inffast.c" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\Modules\zlib\inflate.c" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\Modules\zlib\inftrees.c" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\Modules\zlib\zutil.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="extract.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="install.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\Modules\zlib\adler32.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\Modules\zlib\crc32.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\Modules\zlib\inffast.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\Modules\zlib\inflate.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\Modules\zlib\inftrees.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\Modules\zlib\zutil.c" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ClInclude Include="..\PC\bdist_wininst\archive.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="archive.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ResourceCompile Include="..\PC\bdist_wininst\install.rc" />
+    <ResourceCompile Include="install.rc" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="..\PC\bdist_wininst\PythonPowered.bmp" />
+    <None Include="PythonPowered.bmp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
diff --git a/PCbuild/bdist_wininst.vcxproj.filters b/PC/bdist_wininst/bdist_wininst.vcxproj.filters
similarity index 100%
rename from PCbuild/bdist_wininst.vcxproj.filters
rename to PC/bdist_wininst/bdist_wininst.vcxproj.filters
diff --git a/PC/bdist_wininst/build.bat b/PC/bdist_wininst/build.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ee6856754fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PC/bdist_wininst/build.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+@echo off
+setlocal
+
+set D=%~dp0
+set PCBUILD=%~dp0..\..\PCBuild\
+
+
+echo Building Lib\distutils\command\wininst-xx.0.exe
+
+call "%PCBUILD%env.bat" x86
+if errorlevel 1 goto :eof
+
+msbuild "%D%bdist_wininst.vcxproj" "/p:SolutionDir=%PCBUILD%\" /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=Win32
+if errorlevel 1 goto :eof
+
+
+echo Building Lib\distutils\command\wininst-xx.0-amd64.exe
+
+call "%PCBUILD%env.bat" x86_amd64
+if errorlevel 1 goto :eof
+
+msbuild "%D%bdist_wininst.vcxproj" "/p:SolutionDir=%PCBUILD%\" /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=x64
diff --git a/PC/bdist_wininst/wininst-7.1.sln b/PC/bdist_wininst/wininst-7.1.sln
deleted file mode 100644
index e205d25c507..00000000000
--- a/PC/bdist_wininst/wininst-7.1.sln
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 8.00
-Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "wininst", "wininst-7.1.vcproj", "{EB1C19C1-1F18-421E-9735-CAEE69DC6A3C}"
-	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
-	EndProjectSection
-EndProject
-Global
-	GlobalSection(SolutionConfiguration) = preSolution
-		Debug = Debug
-		Release = Release
-	EndGlobalSection
-	GlobalSection(ProjectConfiguration) = postSolution
-		{EB1C19C1-1F18-421E-9735-CAEE69DC6A3C}.Debug.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
-		{EB1C19C1-1F18-421E-9735-CAEE69DC6A3C}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
-		{EB1C19C1-1F18-421E-9735-CAEE69DC6A3C}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
-		{EB1C19C1-1F18-421E-9735-CAEE69DC6A3C}.Release.Build.0 = Release|Win32
-	EndGlobalSection
-	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
-	EndGlobalSection
-	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityAddIns) = postSolution
-	EndGlobalSection
-EndGlobal
diff --git a/PC/bdist_wininst/wininst-7.1.vcproj b/PC/bdist_wininst/wininst-7.1.vcproj
deleted file mode 100644
index 30daae9ff6d..00000000000
--- a/PC/bdist_wininst/wininst-7.1.vcproj
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,214 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
-<VisualStudioProject
-	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="7.10"
-	Name="wininst"
-	ProjectGUID="{EB1C19C1-1F18-421E-9735-CAEE69DC6A3C}"
-	RootNamespace="wininst"
-	SccProjectName=""
-	SccLocalPath="">
-	<Platforms>
-		<Platform
-			Name="Win32"/>
-	</Platforms>
-	<Configurations>
-		<Configuration
-			Name="Release|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\..\..\lib\distutils\command"
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\temp-release"
-			ConfigurationType="1"
-			UseOfMFC="0"
-			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="FALSE"
-			CharacterSet="2">
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				Optimization="1"
-				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\Include,..\..\..\zlib-1.2.3"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS"
-				StringPooling="TRUE"
-				RuntimeLibrary="2"
-				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="TRUE"
-				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
-				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\temp-release/wininst.pch"
-				AssemblerListingLocation=".\temp-release/"
-				ObjectFile=".\temp-release/"
-				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\temp-release/"
-				WarningLevel="3"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
-				CompileAs="0"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="..\..\..\zlib-1.2.3\zlib.lib imagehlp.lib comctl32.lib"
-				OutputFile="..\..\lib\distutils\command/wininst-7.1.exe"
-				LinkIncremental="1"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
-				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames="LIBC"
-				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\..\..\lib\distutils\command/wininst-6.pdb"
-				SubSystem="2"
-				TargetMachine="1"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCMIDLTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
-				MkTypLibCompatible="TRUE"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
-				TargetEnvironment="1"
-				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\lib\distutils\command/wininst.tlb"
-				HeaderFileName=""/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
-				Culture="1031"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
-		</Configuration>
-		<Configuration
-			Name="Debug|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\."
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\temp-debug"
-			ConfigurationType="1"
-			UseOfMFC="0"
-			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="FALSE"
-			CharacterSet="2">
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\Include,..\..\..\zlib-1.2.1"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS"
-				RuntimeLibrary="2"
-				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
-				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\temp-debug/wininst.pch"
-				AssemblerListingLocation=".\temp-debug/"
-				ObjectFile=".\temp-debug/"
-				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\temp-debug/"
-				BrowseInformation="1"
-				WarningLevel="3"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
-				DebugInformationFormat="1"
-				CompileAs="0"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="..\..\..\zlib-1.2.1\zlib.lib imagehlp.lib comctl32.lib"
-				OutputFile="..\..\lib\distutils\command/wininst-7.1_d.exe"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
-				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames="LIBC"
-				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
-				SubSystem="2"
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-				Name="VCMIDLTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
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-				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
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-				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
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-				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
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-				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
-				Culture="1031"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
-		</Configuration>
-	</Configurations>
-	<References>
-	</References>
-	<Files>
-		<Filter
-			Name="Source Files"
-			Filter="cpp;c;cxx;rc;def;r;odl;idl;hpj;bat">
-			<File
-				RelativePath="extract.c">
-				<FileConfiguration
-					Name="Release|Win32">
-					<Tool
-						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-						Optimization="1"
-						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-						PreprocessorDefinitions=""/>
-				</FileConfiguration>
-				<FileConfiguration
-					Name="Debug|Win32">
-					<Tool
-						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-						Optimization="0"
-						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
-						BrowseInformation="1"/>
-				</FileConfiguration>
-			</File>
-			<File
-				RelativePath="install.c">
-				<FileConfiguration
-					Name="Release|Win32">
-					<Tool
-						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-						Optimization="1"
-						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-						PreprocessorDefinitions=""/>
-				</FileConfiguration>
-				<FileConfiguration
-					Name="Debug|Win32">
-					<Tool
-						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-						Optimization="0"
-						AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-						PreprocessorDefinitions=""
-						BrowseInformation="1"/>
-				</FileConfiguration>
-			</File>
-			<File
-				RelativePath="install.rc">
-			</File>
-		</Filter>
-		<Filter
-			Name="Header Files"
-			Filter="h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl">
-			<File
-				RelativePath="archive.h">
-			</File>
-		</Filter>
-		<Filter
-			Name="Resource Files"
-			Filter="ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe">
-			<File
-				RelativePath="PythonPowered.bmp">
-			</File>
-		</Filter>
-	</Files>
-	<Globals>
-	</Globals>
-</VisualStudioProject>
diff --git a/PC/bdist_wininst/wininst-8.sln b/PC/bdist_wininst/wininst-8.sln
deleted file mode 100644
index 25f16cfba27..00000000000
--- a/PC/bdist_wininst/wininst-8.sln
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 9.00
-# Visual Studio 2005
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-EndProject
-Global
-	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
-		Debug|Win32 = Debug|Win32
-		Release|Win32 = Release|Win32
-	EndGlobalSection
-	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
-		{EB1C19C1-1F18-421E-9735-CAEE69DC6A3C}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
-		{EB1C19C1-1F18-421E-9735-CAEE69DC6A3C}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
-		{EB1C19C1-1F18-421E-9735-CAEE69DC6A3C}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
-		{EB1C19C1-1F18-421E-9735-CAEE69DC6A3C}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
-	EndGlobalSection
-	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
-		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
-	EndGlobalSection
-EndGlobal
diff --git a/PC/bdist_wininst/wininst-8.vcproj b/PC/bdist_wininst/wininst-8.vcproj
deleted file mode 100644
index 0147d1b3fbf..00000000000
--- a/PC/bdist_wininst/wininst-8.vcproj
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,320 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
-<VisualStudioProject
-	ProjectType="Visual C++"
-	Version="8.00"
-	Name="wininst"
-	ProjectGUID="{EB1C19C1-1F18-421E-9735-CAEE69DC6A3C}"
-	RootNamespace="wininst"
-	>
-	<Platforms>
-		<Platform
-			Name="Win32"
-		/>
-	</Platforms>
-	<ToolFiles>
-	</ToolFiles>
-	<Configurations>
-		<Configuration
-			Name="Release|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\..\..\lib\distutils\command"
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\temp-release"
-			ConfigurationType="1"
-			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
-			UseOfMFC="0"
-			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
-			CharacterSet="2"
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-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCMIDLTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
-				MkTypLibCompatible="true"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
-				TargetEnvironment="1"
-				TypeLibraryName=".\..\..\lib\distutils\command/wininst.tlb"
-				HeaderFileName=""
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-			<Tool
-				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-				Optimization="1"
-				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\Include,..\..\Modules\zlib"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS"
-				StringPooling="true"
-				RuntimeLibrary="2"
-				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
-				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\temp-release/wininst.pch"
-				AssemblerListingLocation=".\temp-release/"
-				ObjectFile=".\temp-release/"
-				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\temp-release/"
-				WarningLevel="3"
-				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
-				CompileAs="0"
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-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
-				Culture="1031"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
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-			<Tool
-				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="imagehlp.lib comctl32.lib"
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-				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames="LIBC"
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-			/>
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-				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
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-			<Tool
-				Name="VCFxCopTool"
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-			<Tool
-				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
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-				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
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-				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
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-				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="imagehlp.lib comctl32.lib"
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-				Name="VCManifestTool"
-			/>
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-				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
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-			<Tool
-				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
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-			<Tool
-				Name="VCFxCopTool"
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-			<Tool
-				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
-				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
-			/>
-			<Tool
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-	<References>
-	</References>
-	<Files>
-		<Filter
-			Name="Source Files"
-			Filter="cpp;c;cxx;rc;def;r;odl;idl;hpj;bat"
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